Right now, local time in Sfax is 21:17 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sfax ranks #2157 worldwide by population and #2 in Tunisia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sfax — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.7406° N, 10.7603° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sfax Governorate
- Country
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia
- Population
- 280,566 · #2157 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sfax through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.74° S, 169.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,201 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sfax today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 17:22
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 109.9° from north (ESE (110°))
Full prayer timetable for Sfax — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sfax sits in the Africa/Tunis time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 285 cities we cover in Tunisia.
Sfax's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,715 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,405 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.74° N, 10.76° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 12:17 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:17 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:17 | −4h |
| London | 20:17 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:17 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:17 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:17 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 01:47 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:17 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:17 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:17 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:17 | +10h |
Best time to call Sfax
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sfax local time:
Cities sharing Sfax's time zone
Other cities in Tunisia
- Tunis21:17
- Sousse21:17
- Sukrah21:17
- Kairouan21:17
- Bizerte21:17
- Sīdī Ḥusayn21:17
- Sakiet ed Daier21:17
- El Mourouj21:17
- Aryanah21:17
- Gabès21:17
- Hammamet21:17
- Sakiet ez Zit21:17
Distances from Sfax
| Paris | 1,715 km | NNW (339°) |
| London | 2,058 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 3,105 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 4,380 km | E (92°) |
| Mumbai | 6,303 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 8,125 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 8,866 km | SW (232°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,752 km | ENE (64°) |
| Singapore | 10,201 km | E (87°) |
| Tokyo | 10,562 km | NE (39°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,706 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 16,405 km | E (100°) |
Cities near Sfax
- Dar el Haj Taïeb5 km · 21:17
- Sakiet ez Zit7 km · 21:17
- El Ain7 km · 21:17
- Gremda7 km · 21:17
- Sakiet ed Daier7 km · 21:17
- Sidi Abid7 km · 21:17
- Agareb21 km · 21:17
- Djebeniana35 km · 21:17
FAQ
What time is it in Sfax right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sfax (Tunisia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sfax in?
Sfax runs on the Africa/Tunis IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sfax observe daylight saving time?
Sfax does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sfax today?
Sfax sees sunrise at 06:39 and sunset at 17:24 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sfax tonight?
The moon phase over Sfax tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sfax?
The antipode of Sfax — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.74° S, 169.24° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,201 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sfax?
Sfax lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sfax?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sfax, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.